Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Uruguay or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 6.64 years against 6.43 years in Uruguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Uruguay and Viet Nam?

0.21 years, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Viet Nam?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Uruguay vs Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Uruguay

6.43 years

in 2023

Viet Nam

6.64 years

in 2023

Uruguay rank

17th

Viet Nam rank

14th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Uruguay
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 6.64 years against 6.43 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.99 years	2.91 years	2.07 years	Uruguay
1960s	5.29 years	3.58 years	1.71 years	Uruguay
1970s	5.75 years	4.46 years	1.29 years	Uruguay
1980s	6.39 years	4.21 years	2.19 years	Uruguay
1990s	6.88 years	4.56 years	2.32 years	Uruguay
2000s	6.91 years	6.33 years	0.5825 years	Uruguay
2010s	6.45 years	6.51 years	0.0621 years	Viet Nam
2020s	6.41 years	6.7 years	0.2989 years	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Uruguay or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 6.64 years against 6.43 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Uruguay and Viet Nam?: 0.21 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Viet Nam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Uruguay and Viet Nam rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Uruguay ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.